The Power of a Thankful HeartSample

Sowing and Reaping: The Fruit of an Unthankful Heart 

  It is referred to as the “Law of the Harvest,” what we plant grows and becomes the fruit we harvest in our lives. Paul nailed down this godly principle in Galatians 6:7, “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap” (NKJV) Jesus, on the other hand, spoke along those same lines in Matthew 7:16-18 when He warned, “You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit” (NKJV).

There are consequences, both good and bad, based on who we are and what we do. A good tree will bear good fruit and a bad tree will bear bad fruit. You can see this in Romans 1:21 most vividly, “because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened” (NKJV). Look at the cause and effect, there were those who did not glorify God as God and were not thankful to Him. That is the cause… The effect of that cause was that they “became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened” (NKJV). 

Talk about “bad fruit,” wow! An unthankful heart leads to futile thinking, it stops you from reasoning according to reality. It also shrouds your heart in darkness causing you to value the worthless and devalue or life’s treasures, taking important and meaningful things for granted. All-in-all, sowing a thankful heart in our doings brings us a harvest of hope and happiness in the Lord we are thankful to and for.